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  • Award: Collaboration with Enel
  • Deadline: 5th Sep 2022
  • Challenge type: Electronic Request for Partners (eRFP)
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Safeguarding Biodiversity Prior to the Installation of Electric Distribution Assets
Abstract

Enel Grids is looking for collaboration partners to provide an innovative approach that will respect biodiversity when developing new assets (installation of overhead electrical lines and/or substations). This is an electronic Request-for-Partners (eRFP) Challenge; the Solver will need to submit a written proposal to be evaluated by the Seeker with a goal of establishing a collaborative partnership.

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Our goal is to collect ideas/methodologies for minimizing the effect on biodiversity in the construction of the new asset
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  • Award: Collaboration with Enel
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